Meteorologisk Institutt vs Storm Glass Marine Weather

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d100%100%
Uptime · 30d100%100%
P50 · ms621238
P95 · ms18572729
AuthnoneapiKey
CORSyesyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useyesunclear
Data licenseCC BY 4.0 / NLOD (Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data)Unverified
Free tierFree, no key; requires identifying User-AgentFree tier — API key required
Rate limitThrottled; identify via User-Agent and respect caching headers (per docs)Unpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Meteorologisk Institutt vs Storm Glass Marine Weather: common questions

Which is more reliable, Meteorologisk Institutt or Storm Glass Marine Weather?

Both are neck-and-neck — Meteorologisk Institutt and Storm Glass Marine Weather each measure 100% uptime over 90 days on our probe schedule. Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks; use the 30-day bars above to see which has been steadier lately.

Which is faster, Meteorologisk Institutt or Storm Glass Marine Weather?

Storm Glass Marine Weather has the lower median latency in our checks — Meteorologisk Institutt responds in 621 ms versus Storm Glass Marine Weather at 238 ms (P50). Tail latency (P95) is in the table above; for most workloads the median is the number that shapes how the API feels.

Do Meteorologisk Institutt and Storm Glass Marine Weather need an API key?

Meteorologisk Institutt needs no key, while Storm Glass Marine Weather requires a free API key. If you want to start calling without signup, reach for Meteorologisk Institutt first.

Can I call Meteorologisk Institutt and Storm Glass Marine Weather from the browser?

Yes — both Meteorologisk Institutt and Storm Glass Marine Weather send CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch either directly with no backend proxy. That makes them easy to swap in a client-side app while you compare responses.

Are Meteorologisk Institutt and Storm Glass Marine Weather free for commercial use?

Meteorologisk Institutt allows commercial use on its free tier, and Storm Glass Marine Weather has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.